"Gather ye rose-buds while ye may." Robert Herrick

"Gather ye rose-buds while ye may." Robert Herrick

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Donna Baker

Monday, May 14, 2018

E For Effort


It was a nice Mother's Day.  My husband provided a take out meal (including paper plates, napkins and plastic cutlery) and the kids and grands came and went to celebrate the day.  

This dish was the most impressive, for my husband had to make it and haul it from the farm to the city house.  I tried not to laugh, given that he hasn't a clue what tempered chocolate is (and thus, had sugar watery droplets on top). Nor the fact the marshmallows were hard since they have been in the pantry since last July 4th celebration. These tiny strawberries were from the plants he planted last year (he has always detested gardening). I asked what he used for dipping them in chocolate and he said he used a Hershey Bar and put it in the microwave.  

Will wonders never cease?

20 comments:

Bea said...

Brilliant.

donna baker said...

It was very sweet and I hurried to get the grands to eat them all.

angryparsnip said...

ADORABLE !

Sounds like a lovely day.
cheers, parsnip

A Brit in Tennessee said...

Aww, how sweet of him :)
I bet they tasted wonderful, filled with love !
Hugs,
~Jo

donna baker said...

Hope yours' was too Gayle.

donna baker said...

They were a hoot Jo. Guess you have to know my husband. They were too drippy for my taste so I quickly got the grandkids to eat them.

oldgreymareprimitives said...

That is adorable. What a good guy

La Table De Nana said...

OK...How sweet is that!!!!🌟👏🏻💯

Elephant's Child said...

Big smiles. And a lovely thought.

donna baker said...

It was adorable.

donna baker said...

It was very sweet Monique. And very funny, though I bit my tongue.

donna baker said...

It truly was Child.

Out on the prairie said...

Lots of TLC in that recipe

donna baker said...

It's a classic.

Joanne Noragon said...

I think this is too, too sweet for words.

donna baker said...

Aww Joanne. Me too.

Amanda Summer said...

Oh my gosh that's so sweet Donna (and a little bit hilarious too ;)))

donna baker said...

My sentiments exactly Amanda.

Kirsten Steen said...

Hilarious is exactly the word I was going to use! And sweet too.. Gotta love him for trying! Hope it was a happy mother's day for you!

donna baker said...

It was. Got to see all the kids and grands. I got a big kick out of it.